Red dot or Finderscope?

[snowbird]

I use the red dot type 90% of the time. I have an optical finder I can add to my scopes when it's useful to have it.

While most red dot finders are good, there are one or two types that have a poor reputation, the ones supplied with the Celestron Astromaster scopes for example.

Hi my powerseeker celestron has one ,

and after fixing rubber packing underneath it ,and tightening it up ,it is superb and very accurate,so i don't think Celestron do a poor red dot finder ,just that they are not set up right ,best wishes Brian.